Category: Board meeting

Airedale NHS Foundation Trust is calling for anyone aged 16 to consider standing for election to become a governor of the Trust. The trust has a number of Public Governor seats available across Keighley, Bingley, Skipton, Ilkley and Craven and Nominations open on 19 March 2019. The Trust is looking for governors to represent: Skipton […]

Mark Lam, a new non-executive director with a global background in digital communications and who is a committed advocate for inclusion and diversity, has joined the board at Airedale NHS Foundation Trust. Mark is originally from Singapore where his family has always been involved in public service. Mark says: ‘The NHS is unique in the world, […]

The Annual Members Meeting of Airedale NHS Foundation Trust will be held at 2pm in the Lecture Theatre, Education Centre at Airedale Hospital, Skipton Road, Steeton, BD20 6TD, on Thursday 26 July 2018. All members are welcome to attend and hear from Directors and the Lead Governor on the activities of the hospital during the […]

The Council of Governors at Airedale NHS Foundation Trust has today confirmed the appointment of Andrew Gold as the new chair of the Trust’s Board of Directors. Andrew is currently the acting chair of the Trust and takes up his role of chair with immediate effect. He joined Airedale’s Board of Directors as a non-executive […]

Airedale NHS Foundation Trust chief executive Bridget Fletcher has announced that she is retiring in May this year, after a long and successful career in the NHS.

Bridget originally trained as a nurse and moved into leadership after 20 years of clinical practice, 12 of those as a ward sister. She joined Airedale in 2005 as director of nursing, a post she held until 2010 when she was appointed as chief executive.

Airedale Hospital’s Council of Governors has reappointed two Board members for a further three years. The Council of Governors acts as a link between Foundation Trust members, the public and the Board of Directors. The Governors’ role is to represent the views of members and the public and by hold the Non-Executive Directors to account […]

Airedale hospital has announced the appointment of Jill Asbury as Director of Nursing. Jill, who lives in Shipley, has been promoted from her role as Deputy Director of Nursing, a post she held since early last year. Jill grew up in Wiltshire and completed her general and children’s nurse training in Leeds. Her career spans […]

The Annual Members Meeting of Airedale NHS Foundation Trust will be held at 2pm in the Lecture Theatre, Education Centre at Airedale Hospital, Skipton Road, Steeton, BD20 6TD, on Thursday 27th July 2017. All members are welcome to attend and hear from Directors and the Lead Governor on the activities of the hospital during the […]

Board members, Governors and staff from Airedale Hospital are bringing a special health event to Ilkley later this month.

The Health Event, which is coming to the Clarke Foley Centre, Ilkley, on Wednesday 28 June will give Wharfedale residents the opportunity to hear about what Airedale NHS Foundation Trust is doing in the area, and the latest developments at Airedale Hospital. Members of the public will be able to attend a Board meeting from 10:30am to 12:30pm where they will see how decisions are made by the Board.

Members of Airedale Hospital’s board are leading by example by having their flu jab to protect themselves, their colleagues and patients this winter. They are urging frontline staff in particular to have their vaccination as it is the most effective way to prevent them from catching the virus. Currently around 67 percent of these employees […]